RailCorp and the office of the minister for transport have revealed to ZDNet Australia that the new Coalition Government's plans for an integrated transport authority continue to push back the appointment of a RailCorp CIO.

"[CIO] recruitment will be considered in light of the establishment of a new integrated transport authority," RailCorp told ZDNet Australia.

The integrated transport authority will provide a central hub for the NSW public transport services and enable agencies like RailCorp, the State Transit Authority and Sydney Ferries to focus on "front-line service delivery", according to the O'Farrell Government's election manifesto.

The integrated transport authority will lay down planning and policy initiatives, leaving public transport agencies to focus on "clean, reliable, safe and efficient transport services". The new authority has also promised to provide better cross-agency communication as well as faster access to service and ticketing information.